![]() One thing that we really appreciated in the series was its many allusions to Japanese culture, in particular to Osaka and the Osakan-dialect (which was reflected in the dub with a Texan accent), and its interesting connection to Heian-period mystic Abe no Seimei. ![]() ![]() What sets Abenobashi apart from a lot of other parody series is its underlying plot that ties it all together into a (mostly) cohesive story, along with the elements mentioned above and an overall sense of style that makes it all the more memorable. Abenobashi is full of hilarious parodies of a variety of things like Dragon Quest-style RPGs, Star Wars, Hollywood action movies, many other anime like Fist of the North Star, dating sims, and more! The animation itself is a joy to watch with a lot of visual humor and the series also has particularly strong character design, great sound work and voice acting in both English and Japanese, and an extremely catchy OP from Megumi Hayashibara. While its story certainly has some serious elements, especially towards the later episodes, Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi is at its heart a comedy series writhe with the style of humour you would expect from many of the folks who had worked on FLCL the year before like Hiroyuki Yamaga and Hideaki Anno and would later found Studio Trigger such as Masahiko Otsuka and Hiroyuki Imaishi. Arumi and Sasshi hunt down tiny, magical goblins to try and send themselves back to the real Abenobashi as the mystery of their predicament begins to reveal itself in each passing world. Each world offers a new, comedic spin on their hometown with a similar cast of characters. The two soon find themselves faced with even greater changes when they unexpectedly get sent into a series of alternate universe Abenobashis. After losing his card collection, Sasshi’s woes continue when he finds out Arumi is going to move away to Hokkaido. The story follows Arumi Asahina and Sasshi Imamiya, two 12-year-old childhood friends who live in the titular Abenobashi commercial district in Osaka, an aging area that soon will be demolished for new development. Framing its ridiculous, theme-of-the-day parodies around a central storyline that intertwines historical Japanese mysticism with a timeless coming-of-age story, Abenobashi remains one of the most entertaining works from the legendary studio Gainax. Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi is one of the more unique anime out there, especially for its genre.
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